“Democrats Say Tax Code Loophole Allows Some Political Groups to Front as 501(c)(4)s”
Bloomberg BNA reports.
Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Are Nonprofits People Too?”
Stanford Social Innovation Review:
There is a great deal of discussion about what the Citizens United decision means for elections, campaign finance, and democracy. But what does it mean for the nonprofit sector? This will be the topic of… Continue reading
“Super PACs and the Nonprofits That Fund Them”
Newsweek and iWatch report.
More Data on the 501c Dark Money Explosion in 2010 (and No Doubt 2012)
Check out the fourth slide in this chilling presentation from the Center for Responsive Politics:
Effects of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
View more PowerPoint from s_maccoll
Actually, check out the whole thing.
“Watchdog Groups Call on IRS to Ignore Efforts to Curb Eligibility Investigations of Political Groups Utilizing Tax-Exempt Status as 501(c)(4) ‘Social Welfare” Groups'”
“IRS May Make Political Groups Pay Dearly for Keeping Donors Secret — And Out Them”
Important report from Dan Froomkin. And it may answer Eric Brown’s question (based on a Politico article): Where’s the corporate money?
“Senate Democrats Ask I.R.S. for More Scrutiny of Nonprofit Political Groups”
NYT’s “The Caucus” reports.
“Koch-Connected Group Shows Holes in Disclosure Requirements”
“IRS Oversight Reignites Tea Party Ire; Agency’s Already Controversial Role Is in Dispute After Questionnaires Sent to Conservative Groups”
“IRS May Act On Political Nonprofits”
Paul Blumenthal writes for HuffPo.
NYT Breaks Major Story About IRS Coming Down on 501c4s Acting as Shadow Super PACs
Big deal: “The Internal Revenue Service is caught in an election-year struggle between Democratic lawmakers pressing for a crackdown on nonprofit political groups and conservative organizations accusing the tax agency of conducting a politically charged witch hunt. In recent… Continue reading
“Super PAC Spending to Eclipse $100 Million; Money From 501(c)’s More Difficult to Track”
Choose your poison: big money or big(ger?) dark money?
“Secret donors to ‘C4s’ play behind-the-scenes politics”
Important Michael Hiltzik column in the LA Times.
“Americans for Prosperity, a Nonprofit, Campaigning for Walker?”
PR Watch has this post.